BILL NUMBER: AB 1236	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 1391.1 of the Labor Code, relating to
employment.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1236, as introduced, Fong. Working hours: minors.
   Existing law allows minors who are 16 years of age or older and
under the age of 18 years and enrolled in work experience or
cooperative vocational education programs approved by the State
Department of Education or in work experience education programs
conducted by private schools to work between the hours of 10 p.m. and
12:30 a.m., as provided.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1391.1 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
   1391.1.   Minors   A minor who is at least
 16 years of age  or older and under the age of
  but less than  18 years  of age and 
enrolled in work experience or  a  cooperative vocational
education  programs   program  approved by
the State Department of Education or in  a  work experience
education  programs   program  conducted by
 a  private  schools   school 
may work after 10 p.m. but not later than 12:30 a.m., providing such
employment is not detrimental to the health, education, or welfare of
the minor and the approval of the parent and the work experience
coordinator has been obtained. However, if  any such
  a  minor  described in this section 
works any time during the hours from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., he or she
shall be paid for work during that time at a rate which is not less
than the minimum wage paid to adults.